Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Banner gracefully provided by Miretta Welcome ladies and gentlemen to, Xanadu's THUNDER AUCTIONS* In short, Thunder Auctions wants to be a fast-paced, weekly auction event, where people can bid on items and get them (potentially) cheaper than using regular markets/sales After studying the population graphs for Xanadu, it is easy to see that most of the players are online on Saturdays and Sundays,and I want to make this event accessible to most people, thus the events will happen only on weekends hopefully in a time when all time zones can attend. I wanted to make this a fast event, so it will never last longer than one hour all together and alsoI do not want to over saturate the market so there will never be more than 12 items per event to auction How does it work? Items will be posted in Freedom chat, including all enchants, starting price (usually 5c), step prices (usually 5c), duration of auction (usually 3min) and sniper protection (usually 1min)After the item is posted, anyone is free to bid using the public Freedom chat using the step prices inside the duration of the auction or during sniper protectionAfter the auction for that specific item is declared over, I will personally COD the item to the winner Rules 1. Anyone that has sufficient funds to cover COD (10c) plus the value of the winning bid can participate2. You are not allowed to bid in larger steps than the ones set (while this might hurt me as an organizer, it provides more fairness and protection against auction hijackers that spoil the fun for most)3. Alts can be used if you want to protect your privacy4. There is no limit to the number of items one player can get5. Any characters that do not accept the COD or whose items return to me will be banned from further auctions Questions & Answers Can I use Thunder Auctions to sell my own stuff? YES, yes you can! I do reserve the right to prioritize my own items and choose what I want to auction, but other than that I have absolutely nothing against hosting auctions for others too (within the 1 hour limit and 12 items limit per auction). The items however, NEED to be physically brought to me (or mailed at your expenses) at Thunderstorm Keep (Q11) before the auction starts as I do not want to tarnish my reputation with non-existing items or false enchants on the items that I auction. For this service I will ask for an 15% commission of the winning bid, which is just 5% more than a personal merchant would charge to sell that item but will showcase it to the whole serverrather than being kept on a merchant somewhere..Contact me ALWAYS before sending me anything! Otherwise you run the risk of me sending your items back and you paying mailing fees twice. Can I pick up the items I won rather than being sent COD? Yes, you can pick up the items you won from Thunderstorm Keep (Q11) but only within 3 hours of the time you won them. I do not want to end up staying up just because winds are bad and you cannot afford to pay 10c for a COD. What items will be sold through Thunder Auctions? I will only accept items that can be COD'ed and that are enchanted / rare. Other items provide too much of a headache to consider them for the auctions. Will you tell us beforehand what items will be auctioned? Unfortunately, for the concept of fast auctions to function properly expectations need to be built up and people's interest needs to be kept high.if people would be able to see the items being auctioned beforehand it would mean they can decide long before the event if they want to participate or not,and that means a lower total number of interested participants overall that hurts the concept. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thunder Auctions are suspended at the moment due to severe deed bugs (pending investigation) Date and time of the next event: Saturday, 19th September 8:00 PM GMT(search 'GMT time' on google if you are unsure what that means) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I plan further, more advanced events as well, but let's start one step at a time I wish everyone good luck, have fun and happy bidding! *original idea taken, modified, improved, adapted from Jberg's original topic Edited September 29, 2015 by Thorakkanath 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 20, 2015 Friendly bump. The "beta" auction a few months ago was working very well and was fun - caught me in the middle of a long sailing trip and was nice to send boredom away with it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 23, 2015 just a bump, making sure people read this and are aware of the event on Sunday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 23, 2015 I would love to participate but sadly, that's the middle of the day for me so not gaming time. Hope it goes well for you all! I will be busy teaching some younger friends to shoot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 26, 2015 Thank you to everyone that participated in this first event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 27, 2015 I would say good, got quite a few people that bid on things Heard no negative comment really and I think people had fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 2, 2015 Another week another event, 10 hours remaining! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 2, 2015 I will joining on this one Hopefully get some good items 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 2, 2015 Thank you to everyone that participated in this weeks event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 9, 2015 This week's TA starting in 8 hours! Be sure to tune in to freedom chat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Thank you to everyone that participated in this weeks event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Especially Borolf for winning the grand prize!! Edited August 9, 2015 by Thorakkanath Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 15, 2015 This week's TA starting in less than a day's time! Be sure to tune in to freedom chat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 15, 2015 this time I can actually make it so I will be there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 15, 2015 This is in Freedom chat meaning Xanadu chat... I think I'm gonna cross back to Xanadu in time for them Thunders. I could moor at the border, let me be entertained, and who knows what's gonna happen next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Thank you to everyone that participated in this weeks event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Edited August 29, 2015 by Thorakkanath Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2015 After carefully thinking this over, due to RL issues and tomorrow's treasure hunt on deli that will be ongoing at the time of the auctions I decided to cancel this week's Thunder Auctions. I want to provide a good experience for everyone present and I feel that with some of the people being at the TH and with me not having a lot of time to prepare for the TA, I wouldn't be able to provide that. I apologize for any inconveniences and I wish you a good coming week. I will see you all for next week's TA that will DEFINITELY happen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 11, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen! I am now confident that this week's event will happen! I hope to see you all this Sunday (13.09) at 8:00 PM GMT in the freedom chat! Main post updated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2015 Thank you to everyone that participated in this weeks event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2015 This week's Thunder Auctions will take place tonight rather than tomorrow night due to time collision with an unique event. OP updated, event scheduled to start in just under 6 hours, be sure to tune in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2015 TA will start very soon, in about 10 minutes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 19, 2015 Thank you to everyone that participated in this weeks event and GRATS TO THE WINNERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
